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Local Reporter Almost Gets Run Over By Car and Five Other Correspondent Accidents [VIDEOS]
Ben Higgins, the sports director for San Diego's ABC affiliate, was in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, where he covered San Diego State University's first ever NCAA tournament victory.
But what made his report so memorable was the part when a SUV darn near ran him over as the cameras rolled. Luckily for Higgins, the vehicle stopped just in the nick of time.
Since videos of television reporters actually being struck by things are fun too, we've included a bunch those after the video of Higgins' close call.
Check them out after the jump, and feel free to laugh because none of the reporters were seriously injured (phew!).
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Watch Movie Characters Say the Title of The Movie They Are In [VIDEO]
Movie titles aren't just picked out of hat, it turns out. In fact, they almost always have something to do with the movie itself (they do indeed go back to the future in "Back to the Future").
This supercut features two minutes of 80 movie characters saying the actual title of the movie.
Check out the surprisingly hypnotic exercise below:
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6 Etsy Mannequin Heads That May Creep You Out [PHOTOS]
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Penguins Take Flight On A Southwest Airlines [VIDEO]
Have you ever wanted to see a penguin fly? Well now you can, these normally flightless birds took a flight on Southwest Airlines. Find out more after the jump.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits and Others
On Monday night, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted several more music legends into its ranks, including Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Darlene Love, Tom Waits, Jac Holzman, Art Rupe and Leon Russell.
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Gilbert Gottfried Fired Over Tweets
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Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ Worst Song Ever [VIDEO]
I have heard some pretty bad songs in my life, but this one takes the cake. Check out the video and some of the best Tweets from the Rebecca Black 'Friday' trending topic.
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How You Can Help Victims of Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
Many of you are wondering how you can help the Japanese people, in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that has struck the island nation. Here are some organizations involved in the rescue and recovery effort that you can donate to.
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Tsunami Watch In Hawaii [LIVE VIDEO]
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Nerd Chic; Are Nerds The New Jock?
We have all seen it, the good looking women hanging out with the geeky guys. Wait! I live that, well maybe not the woman part, I am single but still, I have been told by a few women that, "nerd is in"! Well if nerd is in call me Lewis Skolnick. Find out more about how nerds have it better.
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Basketball Trick Shots Old And New [VIDEOS]
Trick shot videos are surfacing on the internet daily; football, basketball and next there will be soccer or baseball. You may remember the original McDonald's commercial with Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, then the remake with LeBron James and Dwight Howard; now there's these guys from American University doing some basketball trick shots. Check out all three videos after the jump.
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Introducing Our Brand-New Commenting System
Today, we're excited to introduce our new commenting system, powered by Facebook. Starting right now, you can comment on and "like" our posts right on the site using your Facebook login, and share them instantly with your friends on Facebook, too. You'll also be able to post when logged into a Yahoo account (and even more ways to comment coming soon).
More useful info on the update below the jump.